God does not send us despair in order to kill us; he sends it in order to awaken us to new life.
HERMANN HESSEThose who cannot think or take responsibility for themselves need, and clamor for, a leader.
More Hermann Hesse Quotes
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Opinions mean nothing; they may be beautiful or ugly, clever or foolish, anyone can embrace or reject them.
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The river is everywhere.
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A man who is ill-adjusted to the world is always on the verge of finding himself. One who is adjusted to the world never finds himself, but gets to be a cabinet minister.
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When you like someone, you like them in spite of their faults. When you love someone, you love them with their faults.
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Wisdom is nothing but a preparation of the soul, a capacity, a secret art of thinking, feeling and breathing thoughts of unity at every moment of life.
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Every experience has its element of magic.
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We have to stumble through so much dirt and humbug before we reach home. And we have no one to guide us. Our only guide is our homesickness.
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I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value.
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Faith and doubt go hand in hand, they are complementaries. One who never doubts will never truly believe.
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Those who cannot think or take responsibility for themselves need, and clamor for, a leader.
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All life was a breath exhaled by God. All dying was a breath inhaled by God.
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When dealing with the insane, the best method is to pretend to be sane.
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Oh, love isn’t there to make us happy. I believe it exists to show us how much we can endure.
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People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest.
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Happiness is love, nothing else. A man who is capable of love is happy.
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